I didn't get it! But I was reminded of potion seller, which is always a delight:

I highly recommend the experience (and Nico specifically if their style matches what you have in mind)!

Thanks! This is still an open question. There were ~ 20 confirmed 6-rule cryptids in August IIRC, maybe more by now. It's certainly possible that almost all holdouts are cryptids, though they might just be machines that are hard but solvable. Probably most have not been analyzed yet.

A cryptic preview of what you'll find within:

This is as good a time as any to belatedly mention that I also wrote a blog post back in February about a very niche topic: The untapped aesthetic potential of seven-segment displays.

This was my first time commissioning a piece of art, and Nico Roper (a former art intern at Quanta) knocked it out of the park. Find more of Nico's work at www.nicoroper.com

To restore balance to the force we must create a shapecel. This is the inexorable logic that brought you Waluigi.

Asterix in Britain! They drive their carriages on the left side of the road, drink hot water every afternoon at 4, and eat their boars boiled instead of roasted.

This one is also really good; sounds like a New Yorker cartoon caption: x.com/RosewattaSto...

My favorite is "Start a religious war with one click." from x.com/RosewattaSto...

I prefer Friend's competition:

thanks, I'll take a look!

I believe the appropriate analogy would be more like 1000 hours on an index card!